Satellite company OneWeb signed a deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX a few weeks later to launch satellites once more. Such tasks are suspended Amid Western tensions with Russia following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
British government-owned OneWeb said on Monday that the first launch of the SpaceX rocket is expected to expand its current orbit to 428 satellites this year.
“With these launch projects, we are on track to fully build our own satellites and provide strong, fast, and secure connectivity around the world,” said OneWeb CEO Neil Masterson.
The deal with the space exploration company, known as SpaceX, came following the Russian space agency Roscosmos. Collaboration on some projects withdrew Earlier this month, some missile operations were disrupted.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine prompted international space cooperation. Roscosmos has raised doubts regarding its future participation in the International Space Station This stopped the supply of rocket engines to the United States
Roscosmos has threatened to block the launch of OneWeb’s communications satellites unless they are guaranteed to be used for military purposes. The agency suggested that Britain withdraw the shares, and the British government quickly rejected the idea.
SpaceX launches its own communications satellites. The Starlink system competes with OneWeb.
“We thank SpaceX for their support, which reflects our shared vision of the infinite possibilities of space,” he said. Masterson said.
